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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: As the Deputy is aware, the State has obligations to protect the habitat of the hen harrier and the EU Birds Directive (Council Directive 2009/147/EC on the Conservation of wild Birds) provides for the classification of Special Protection Areas (SPAs). Under Article 4 of the Directive, six SPAs covering a total land area of c1,671 Square Kilometres has been classified for the conservation of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by Revenue that the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended) provides a wide range of payment and phased payment options that allow property owners to meet their Local Property Tax (LPT) obligations in a manner that best suits individual circumstances. One of the available phased payment options is Deduction at Source from ten separate payment schemes operated by the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: In general, the regulation of compliance with the rules of the road, including such compliance by cyclists, does not come under the responsibility of my Department. I have no plans regarding the introduction of new tax measures relating to cycling.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: The Deputy will appreciate that in view of my remit as Minister for Finance, I receive a large volume of requests for meetings from a broad range of sources, including private individuals, companies, and local and voluntary groups. My Office does not maintain a register of all such requests for meetings. Since the beginning of the year I have attended approximately 600...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: In response to the Deputy's question the total photography costs for my Department and the details of the occasions on which photographers were used in the period since I came into office are contained in the following table: Photography Costs Year List of Occasions Photographer Used Cost € 2011 Signing of Taxation agreement with GermanyEngaged on 31st March, 2011 Maxwell...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Relations Contracts Data (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: I take it that the Deputy is referring solely to external public relations and not to advertising that would be incurred by my Department in the normal course of business, such as entries into telephone directories, the placing of advertisements in national newspapers, recruitment advertising, etc. The use of external Public Relations firms in respect of my Department in the period since I...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Company External Consultant Report Cost Year Published Dr Don Thornhill Review of Local Property Tax Nil 2015 Published - October 2015 ESRI Tax breaks and the residential property market €30,677.43 2015 Published - October 2015 IBFD Spillover analysis of the effects of the Irish tax system on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Adviser Appointments (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: I wish to advise the Deputy that I have two Special Advisors on my staff. The following table outlines by year the number of Special Advisors I have had and their annual salary for the years 2011-2015. Year Total number of my Special Advisors: Salary per annum: Salary per annum: Salary per annum: 2011 2 €83,337 €83,337 2012 2 €86,604 €83,337 2013 2...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: The Living City Initiative, which was enacted by Finance Act 2013, and commenced on 5 May 2015, has been extended beyond the original pilot cities of Limerick and Waterford, to include the cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway and Kilkenny. In line with my Department's commitment to evidence based policy-making, the inclusion of these additional four cities followed consultation with the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Consultancy Services for bank stabilisation 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (to date) Arthur Cox €1,373,060 €2,879,427 €1,728,407 €824,247 €754,202 Deloitte €97,935 Hayes Solicitors €6,888 Mason Hayes & Curran €10,455 €18,282 Matheson...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: I am informed by the CSO that a large factor behind the increase in investment in the second quarter national accounts this year related to a large acquisition of an intellectual property. However it is important to note that where transactions occur in intellectual property in a particular period, in general the impact on GDP is zero. This is because in the national accounts these...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: The Revenue Commissioners have responsibility for the collection of mineral oil tax and for tackling illicit trade in mineral oil products. The use of marked mineral oil in the fuel tank of a private car is an offence under Section 102 of the Finance Act 1999. The penalty for this offence, prescribed in Section 102 of the Act, is a fine of €5,000, on summary conviction. Section 130...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that based on the figures set out by the Deputy and on the number of publican licences issued during the period 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015, the additional yield would be €65,540.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that based on the figures set out by the Deputy and on the number of publican licences issued during the period 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015, the additional yield would be €279,045.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Controls (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that Customs Officers use a range of technologies, indicators and other skillsets to identify drug smugglers, including persons suspected of ingesting controlled drugs. These include the use of detector dog teams, X-ray and other technology on one hand and intelligence development and profiling on the other. The Commissioners have advised me that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 to 162, inclusive, together. Revenue is a fully integrated tax and customs administration and I am advised by Revenue that it is not possible to disaggregate the resources deployed exclusively at any given time to the detection and investigation of illegal drugs importations. Revenue currently has approximately 2,000 staff countrywide engaged on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the number of companies who paid over €5 million in Corporation Tax in certain payment bands is as set out in the following table. As the Revenue Commissioners have an obligation to observe confidentiality in respect of taxpayers' information, and arising from the small numbers of taxpayers involved in certain payment bands requested by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Expenditure (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 165 together. In relation to the cost of restoring 100% mortgage interest relief for all landlords, I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that a breakdown between rent received from residential and other types of property is not sought or provided in tax returns. However, based on the information that is available and making certain...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the estimated first and full year costs of increasing the exemption threshold for the Universal Social charge (USC) from the amount set out in Budget 2016 of €13,000 to the various thresholds requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following table. USC Exemption Threshold (€) First Year Cost €m Full Year Cost €m...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: I assume that the equalisation the Deputy is referring to the removal of the 3% USC surcharge on non-PAYE incomes in excess of €100,000 and increasing in the Earned Income Credit (EIC) to €1,650, the same level the existing PAYE credit. On this basis I'm informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the estimated total first and full year costs of such proposals would be in the...